Only Serious About You · review
A simply AMAZING read. A fresh gulp of air from the typical yaoi manga, with a structured plot that is both easy to get into and hard to get away from. Unlike many yaoi manga I've read in the past this one really stands out, and not for the usual reasons either. "The cute couple," or "the great sex scenes," no, this was truly a very interesting and well thought out story! The idea of a single male taking care of his daughter in yaoi manga, the plot in itself is already so original, an untapped market! The characters are also very charming and easyto get along with, despite my trouble with remembering names in manga, it was quite easy to remember everyone's here. Cute nicknames and different faces, each character is special and unique.
To make it even better, the story is very realistic, it's very refreshing! It unfolds into an actual plot instead of just drama and sex, it was weird how I wasn't completely focused on waiting for the sex scenes also, I was more importantly focused on the complex story unfolding in front of me.
For a bonus the art is also very pretty. Soft strokes and prettily drawn characters, I very much enjoyed the little girl Chizu the most! Her outfits and her character design are cute and delightful!♥
It's strange, females are usually widely isolated in BL, but in this manga the female is somewhat a main character. Considering the genre of this book I'd usually dislike this sort of thing yet strangely enough I very much enjoy her affinity to the whole story, in fact I even feel connected to her. It's quite nice~
An fun treat about this manga, the main characters are used before in one of the author's previous manga! "Yachin Hanbun no Ibasho desu." Seeing them return with different relationships and whole new perspective is tons of fun, and a delight for previous readers~ It isn't at all required that it be read before reading this story, and it still makes sense either way, it's just a sort of present or bonus that makes the story even the slightest bit better~
This manga is so very unique! If you like bl, or a great story even the tiniest bit, this manga is a definite read! It's lovely and appealing in so many ways and deserved to be read and appreciated to it's highest potential! It would be the biggest of shames if you didn't give it a chance. Both a visually appetizing and heart touching tale~ Please stop by and give it a nice read.♥